OK. It took me a few minutes to figure out that Frank said the bad word yesterday, when the girl who is not in today was in. But she left yesterday without writing up Frank for saying the bad word yesterday (when he said it, not that "yesterday" is, as far as I know, a bad word), and phoned it in today. You'll get the official notice tomorrow.

Either that or somebody has been listening to too much Abbot & Costello. "Heyyyyyy, Aaaabbbottttt! You got a ball club?"

Y' know, it's possible Frank learned a medical term from you that the administration didn't understand . . . and all too often, what's "not understood" is interpreted as "bad". I know my kids occasionally used to use words that their teachers had to look up. Nice to know their parents actually DID rub off on them! LOL

When my son was 5 his teacher took his color because he told her he fell off the swing and hurt his butt. She wanted an apology, and got really mad when I asked her what she preferred him to call it. She wouldn't give me an answer so I told him to just call it his ass and walked out the door.

Wow, way to overreact, school. He wasn't starting fires in the trash cans. Sheesh. When my oldest son was three, something fell in the classroom and he loudly proclaimed "OH SHIT!" When his teacher told me about it, I wanted to crawl under a rock and die, but she laughed and said she was really impressed he used it an appropriate context. Granted, not all teachers would be so forgiving, but still. Fortunately, I've now taught him to curse using other words, mostly stolen from SpongeBob. He shouts "Tartar Sauce!" quite a bit.

@Olivia - My son tried out ain't a few weeks ago. The way I reacted you would have thought he had told me to go F my mother. Also, as a fat girl myself, good on you for teaching your daughter not to knock other women's bodies! :)

many in the education system think they are god's gift to future generations. i didn't take much notice of them when i was at school and still dont 50 years on. from this story they still seem puffed up with their own importance.

Some family friends were contacted by their grade 1 son's teacher to tell them he had been involved in an altercation with another child.

They not unreasonably asked what happened and were told in no uncertain terms that it was "none of their business" and that the school was unable to discuss the matter with them any further as to do so would impinge on the other child involved's privacy!

i wouldnt worry about it too much.. the principal will probably simply warn frank and send home a notice that he was warned. Most kids slip up now and again. If i wrote up every child for every slip of the tongue or inappropriate gesture, my hand and wrist would have major carpal tunnel and cramping. I just think that teacher needs to pick and choose her battles.

Twenty-odd years ago we lived in Germany and attended the church on the local US Army base. Our daughter was thrown out of her Sunday School class by her teacher for asking for a rubber having made a mistake in the work she was doing at the time. The supervisor came and told me (in tears of laughter) that she had explained that this 5 year old was British and the translation was eraser. Reminds of your European language post, Grumpy!

I once got in trouble in the 4th grade for saying someone was discombobulated.

No matter that it's an actual freaking word in the dictionary - the problem was that no 4th grader could be smart enough to properly use the word. (Although, when in 2nd and 3rd grade the punishments include copying pages from a dictionary, it seems a little stupid to NOT expect one of the kids to learn SOMETHING.)

@Cyndi - I once had a librarian take away a book from me in 3rd grade because "it was too hard" for me to read. I told her that I was actually rereading it and proceeded to give her the major characters & a plot synopsis. She took it away and reshelved it. I narrowed my eyes at her when she was back at her desk, promptly got up, and went back to get the same book.

When I got home I told my mom & grandparents about the incident. Mom called the principal who spoke to the librarian and I never had any trouble again. My parents also had to give permission for both of my brothers (who attended a private school) to check out anything they wanted at the beginning of each school year.

At least you don't live in my small town. Last week the high school kids were greeted by armed city police officers. No threats or violence of any kind had occurred. They were there to make the kids to tuck in their shirts and put on their belts.

Trigem-Police officers came to the high school to make kids tuck in their shirts and put on their belts??? WTF? I'm a teacher, and unfortunately, it's getting crazier every year. It makes me want to home school my kids.

Gene was 5, had just started school, and was only just learning to spell. His big brother Martin was 10.Gene to his Dad: Martin said a Bad Word.Dad: Did he? What did he say?Gene: A Bad Word. I'm not going to say it.Dad: Spell it, then.Gene: S. I. T.Dad: S.I.T. Sit. Martin told you to sit down?

There comes a time in every parent's life when they say "Yes!" with a fist pump.

Once, when our son was 2 years old, we were getting ready to run some errands on a Saturday morning and told him to go find his shoes. I walked out into the living to find him looking around and over heard him mutter to himself, "where did I leave my fucking shoes?".

Complete sentence! Proper use of the word! Woot!!!

At 14 he never uses profanity (unlike his parents) and prefers Latin to math.

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